Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker made national headlines this month when his proposed state budget redefined the mission of the University of Wisconsin System as "to develop human resources to meet the state's workforce needs." His budget removed "to serve and stimulate society,", "to improve the human condition," and "to search for truth." Although the governor quickly retracted them, the proposed changes generated lots of conversation about the public purposes of college.Source: Phi Beta Kappa.
Thursday, February 19, 2015
War on Education
It's not just in Texas that state government is waging a war on education.
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Particle Fever (2013)
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Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Putting the Squeeze on Group Homes
The Richardson Coalition political action committee included this paragraph in its latest "Richardson News in Three Minutes" newsletter:
The words that jumped out at me were "legal counsel." That can only mean the city is looking for (legal) ways to put the squeeze on group homes that provide support for people recovering from drug and alcohol dependency. That is, keep more from opening, and who knows, maybe even hassle existing ones out of business.The City staff is actively working with an independent legal counsel to evaluate the City's current policies and procedures for processing group home applications.
Source: Richardson Coaltion PAC.
Monday, February 16, 2015
Virunga (2014)
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Saturday, February 14, 2015
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